Report: State not making enough progress on child welfare programs
A court appointed monitor watching over Michigan’s child protective services warns that system is “substantially non-compliant” with a court agreement. The state agreed to make measurable improvements...
View ArticleDetroit girl's death raises questions about state's child welfare system
A Detroit state representative says a child’s death this week raises serious questions about Michigan’s child welfare system.Rashida Tlaib is calling for an investigation after a nine-year-old girl...
View ArticleChild welfare workers protected under new Michigan law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Private child welfare agencies and their workers in Michigan will get extra protection from lawsuits if they're under contract with the state under a new law signed by Secretary...
View ArticleIn this morning's Michigan news headlines. . .
Supreme Court Justice Hathaway resigns"Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway announced Monday she will retire from the bench Jan. 21 after the Judicial Tenure Commission filed a formal...
View ArticleMichigan lawmakers moving to legally protect breastfeeding moms
It seems hard to believe in 2013, but it's true -- Michigan is one of only five states without a law protecting breastfeeding moms, allowing them to breastfeed their babies in any public or private...
View ArticleReport: Minorities more likely to get thrown into Michigan's child welfare...
A new report is raising questions about how Michigan's child welfare system treats minorities.The report finds African-Americans, Latinos, and Native American children are more likely than white...
View ArticleReport: State not making enough progress on child welfare programs
A court appointed monitor watching over Michigan’s child protective services warns that system is “substantially non-compliant” with a court agreement. The state agreed to make measurable improvements...
View ArticleDetroit girl's death raises questions about state's child welfare system
A Detroit state representative says a child’s death this week raises serious questions about Michigan’s child welfare system. Rashida Tlaib is calling for an investigation after a nine-year-old girl...
View ArticleChild welfare workers protected under new Michigan law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Private child welfare agencies and their workers in Michigan will get extra protection from lawsuits if they're under contract with the state under a new law signed by Secretary...
View ArticleIn this morning's Michigan news headlines. . .
Supreme Court Justice Hathaway resigns "Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway announced Monday she will retire from the bench Jan. 21 after the Judicial Tenure Commission filed a formal...
View ArticleMichigan lawmakers moving to legally protect breastfeeding moms
It seems hard to believe in 2013, but it's true -- Michigan is one of only five states without a law protecting breastfeeding moms, allowing them to breastfeed their babies in any public or private...
View ArticleReport: Minorities more likely to get thrown into Michigan's child welfare...
A new report is raising questions about how Michigan's child welfare system treats minorities. The report finds African-Americans, Latinos, and Native American children are more likely than white...
View ArticleReport: Abused or neglected, more Michigan kids are dying
More children in Michigan are dying because of abuse or neglect compared to a decade ago. Back then, the state settled a federal lawsuit, promising to improve its child welfare system. The state has...
View ArticleStateside: Snyder “bans the box,” money for school safety, history of prison...
Today on Stateside , Governor Rick Snyder announced he's striking a question about past felony convictions from some state job and license applications. And, what should schools do with millions of...
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